[Studies on the anti-inflammation effect of the TCM prescription of a combination of monkshood root with peony root].

OBJECTIVE

To make a comparison between the single and combined use of Monkshood Root and Peony Root to observe the anti-inflammation effect in the experimental animals.

METHODS

The experimental inflammatory models were adopted, i.e. adjuvant-induced polyarthritis carrageenan-induced or formaldehyde-induced rat paw edema, and cotton pellet-induced granuloma formation in rats xylene-induced mouse ear edema, exudation of abdominal blood capillaries of mice, etc.

RESULTS

The anti-inflammafion effect of Monkshood Root was weaker than that of Peony Root or Peony Root combined with Monkshood Root. It was found that anti-inflammation effect with the drug-cooperation was enhanced more significantly in the formaldehyde-induced or adjuvant-induceed arthritis models than in the carrageenan-induced rat paw edema and other inflammatory models either in the large dosage of 1:1 proportion or in the small dosage of 1:2 proportion.

CONCLUSIONS

The drug-cooperation has a good selective and synergic effect on anti-inflammation.